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Wednesday, Walmart gave the Huntington Area Food Bank more than $220,000 dollars in grant money and a new refrigerated truck. The food bank will hit the road after the first of the year with stops in Putnam County, West Virginia and Lawrence County, Kentucky. The food bank also hopes to begin a school pantry program in 2011. The Huntington Area Food Bank serves 17 counties in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio, and through partnerships with its member agencies, including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, senior centers, youth programs, and many other charitable organizations, it helps feed more than 91,000 individuals each month.